Last time, we danced a lot with the witch Erichtho. I think I gave you more than half a dozen ways she can function in the poem. All from one line of medieval poetry.

Which begs but ultimately brings up the question: Did Dante-the-poet intend all of this? It’s a lot of work, all that interpretation. Did our poet really think it all through before he wrote COMEDY?

Join me, Mark Scarbrough, as I explore this fundamental question—which gets at the heart of Dante’s masterpiece. He created a work that does indeed support all this interpretation. How did he do it? I’ve got five answers. Check them out!